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Lammer/em No. 78,275, dated May 26, 186s,

IMPROVLDl LINK.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that I, ALEXANDER GOODHART, of Newville, in the county ofCumberland, and State of Penn sylvania, have invented a. new andimproved Ring; and I dol hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of thcsame, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a partei' thisspecication, in whichl My invention is represented by'a perspectiveView.

This invention is a neat and substantial ring or link, which can be usedin place of a hook for connecting' two chains, and when in place willpresent the-appearance 'of a common link.

I make this linkin two parts, hinged together at c. One of the parts,shown at Ain the drawing, forms' one side, both enlds, and all but thecentral portion, a, of the other side of the link. The other part, B,consists afa portion, b, which lls the space aj-a. long, curved, andthin shank, bl, by which it is hinged to the part A,

and a t'enon, b2, which, when the link is in use, vfits into a gain orrecess, e, in the part A, and'serves to'hold the part B steadily andfirmly in place. The shank b works in a slot or deep gain in theextremity of the-part A, opposite to that in which the recess e issituated. n

The shank b1 is made so long that'it posses round the end of the link,serving, when the part B is closed against the part A, to support aportion of Ithe strain that the link is subjected to. The part brun-y be,thrown out on its pivot, as seen by the red lines in the drawing,4 soas to open the space a, forv the purpose of attaching the links of-other chains, or the rings, hooks, or other fastenings that are to bcused in connection with this link.' When such rings, links, or -hoo-ksare introduced, they will immediately bear upon the curved shank bl,

drawing it down' against the end m, closing the part b against the mainportion of the ring, and holding allthe parts iirlnly in this position.i

The whole device is'exceedingly sirnple, easily operated, not liable toget out of repair, and lfor manypurposes muchmore convenient than 'anykind of link oi hook that has hitherto been brought into' use.

vHaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A link formed ofthe parts A and B, the latter being provided with acurved shank, bl, and a tenen, b, and operating in connection with thepart A, substantially in themanner and for the purpose specified.

ALEX. GOODHART.

Witnesses:

M. WILLIAMS,

SAMUEL PIPER,

